Utilities Planning
Gene Walzl, Manager

Services Include:

• Responsible for developing medium and long-range, infrastructure (water, sewer, drainage) planning for the City.
• Developing water, sewer, drainage master plans to guide infrastructure development and growth of the City.
• Process requests for compliance with Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO) and water / sewer allocation (LMC Chapter 742).
• Provide assistance to citizens in the evaluation of drainage and flooding problems and resolve those for which the City is responsible.

Completed Projects

• Updating flood plain maps with FEMA - adopted September 2007
• Water Master Plan update - near completion and will be presented to Mayor and Board

Current Projects

• Gas House Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Project
• Potomac River Supply
• Carroll Creek Pump Station Number 3

Future Projects

• Floodplain Management Planning
• Wastewater Master Plan Update
• GIS Development & Coordination with Master Plan Updates
• Computer modeling of water and sewer systems

Water Allocation Ordinance